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Slightly? It's not that much better over what February had.
PS5/XBS Stock Watch: 2024 and Beyond
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March 2021 - Week 1 (February 28 - March 06)
PS5
March 03: Amazon [1]
March 04: GameStop / Walmart [2][3]
March 05: Best Buy [4]
Xbox Series
March 01: MS Store [5]
March 04: GameStop / Walmart / Costco [6][3][7]
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[1] The Amazon drop was leaked to have had 24,000 PS5 and 14,000 Digital Edition
[3] The Walmart PS5 drop was in multiple waves over 2 hours, every 10 minutes. It was a big drop.
PS5
March 03: Amazon [1]
March 04: GameStop / Walmart [2][3]
March 05: Best Buy [4]
Xbox Series
March 01: MS Store [5]
March 04: GameStop / Walmart / Costco [6][3][7]
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[1] The Amazon drop was leaked to have had 24,000 PS5 and 14,000 Digital Edition
[3] The Walmart PS5 drop was in multiple waves over 2 hours, every 10 minutes. It was a big drop.
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March 2021 - Week 2 (March 07 - March 13)
PS5
March 09: GameStop / Target / Costco [1][2][3]
March 10: Sony Direct [4]
March 11: Target / Sony Direct [5][6]
March 12: Best Buy / Costco [7][8]
Xbox Series
March 09: GameStop / MS Store [1][9]
March 11: Target [10]
March 12: Costco [11]
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PS5
March 09: GameStop / Target / Costco [1][2][3]
March 10: Sony Direct [4]
March 11: Target / Sony Direct [5][6]
March 12: Best Buy / Costco [7][8]
Xbox Series
March 09: GameStop / MS Store [1][9]
March 11: Target [10]
March 12: Costco [11]
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March 2021 - Week 3 (March 14 - March 20)
PS5
March 16: Sony Direct [1]
March 17: Sony Direct [2]
March 18: Walmart [3]
March 19: Best Buy [4]
Xbox Series
March 16: MS Store [5]
March 17: Antonline / BJ's [6][7]
March 18: Walmart / Best Buy [3][8]
March 19: Best Buy [9]
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PS5
March 16: Sony Direct [1]
March 17: Sony Direct [2]
March 18: Walmart [3]
March 19: Best Buy [4]
Xbox Series
March 16: MS Store [5]
March 17: Antonline / BJ's [6][7]
March 18: Walmart / Best Buy [3][8]
March 19: Best Buy [9]
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March 2021 - Week 4 (March 21 - March 27)
PS5
March 22: Sony Direct [1]
March 23: GameStop / Sony Direct / Sam's Club [2][3][4]
March 25: Target [5]
March 26: Best Buy [6]
Xbox Series
March 23: GameStop / Amazon [2][7]
March 25: Walmart / Target / Sam's Club / Antonline [8][9][10][11]
March 26: Best Buy [12]
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PS5
March 22: Sony Direct [1]
March 23: GameStop / Sony Direct / Sam's Club [2][3][4]
March 25: Target [5]
March 26: Best Buy [6]
Xbox Series
March 23: GameStop / Amazon [2][7]
March 25: Walmart / Target / Sam's Club / Antonline [8][9][10][11]
March 26: Best Buy [12]
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March 2021 - Week 5 (March 28 - April 03)
PS5
March 31: Target / Dell [1][2]
April 02: GameStop [3]
Xbox Series
March 30: Best Buy / Costco [4][5]
March 31: Walmart [6]
April 01: Costco [7]
April 02: GameStop / Walmart [3][8]
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PS5
March 31: Target / Dell [1][2]
April 02: GameStop [3]
Xbox Series
March 30: Best Buy / Costco [4][5]
March 31: Walmart [6]
April 01: Costco [7]
April 02: GameStop / Walmart [3][8]
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March 2021 Full Month (February 28 - April 03)
PS5 - NPD: ???
Xbox Series - NPD: ???
Notes
All consoles sell out instantly.
March is estimated to have been around half of all Quarter 1 sales, meaning March was around equal to January + February. If you compare the months, that's clear.
PS5 - NPD: ???
| Week # | Stores | Source Post |
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| 1 | GameStop / Walmart / Best Buy / Amazon | Source |
| 2 | GameStop / Target (2) / Best Buy / Sony Direct (2) / Costco (2) | Source |
| 3 | Walmart / Best Buy / Sony Direct (2) | Source |
| 4 | GameStop / Target / Best Buy / Sony Direct (2) / Sam's Club | Source |
| 5 | GameStop / Target / Dell | Source |
Xbox Series - NPD: ???
| Week # | Stores | Source |
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| 1 | GameStop / Walmart / MS Store / Costco | Source |
| 2 | GameStop / Target / MS Store / Costco | Source |
| 3 | Walmart / Best Buy (2) / MS Store / Antonline / BJ's | Source |
| 4 | GameStop / Walmart / Target / Best Buy / Amazon / Sam's Club / Antonline | Source |
| 5 | GameStop / Walmart (2) / Best Buy / Costco (2) | Source |
Notes
All consoles sell out instantly.
March is estimated to have been around half of all Quarter 1 sales, meaning March was around equal to January + February. If you compare the months, that's clear.
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April 2021 - Week 1 (April 04 - April 10)
PS5
April 06: GameStop [1]
Xbox Series
April 06: GameStop [1]
April 08: Walmart [2]
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[2]https://www.tomsguide.com/news/walmart-xbox-series-x-restock-april-8-2021
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PS5
April 06: GameStop [1]
Xbox Series
April 06: GameStop [1]
April 08: Walmart [2]
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[2]https://www.tomsguide.com/news/walmart-xbox-series-x-restock-april-8-2021
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April 2021 - Week 2 (April 11 - April 17)
PS5
April 13: Sony Direct [1]
April 14: GameStop [2]
April 15: Walmart / Sony Direct [3][4]
Xbox Series
April 13: Walmart [5]
April 14: GameStop [6]
April 15: Walmart [3]
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PS5
April 13: Sony Direct [1]
April 14: GameStop [2]
April 15: Walmart / Sony Direct [3][4]
Xbox Series
April 13: Walmart [5]
April 14: GameStop [6]
April 15: Walmart [3]
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April 2021 - Week 3 (April 18 - April 24)
PS5
April 20: Sony Direct / Costco [1][2]
April 21: Kohl's [3]
April 22: Costco [4]
April 23: Antonline [5]
April 24: Amazon [6]
Xbox Series
April 21: GameStop / Amazon / Kohl's [7][8][9]
April 22: MS Store [10]
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[6] +50,000 units
PS5
April 20: Sony Direct / Costco [1][2]
April 21: Kohl's [3]
April 22: Costco [4]
April 23: Antonline [5]
April 24: Amazon [6]
Xbox Series
April 21: GameStop / Amazon / Kohl's [7][8][9]
April 22: MS Store [10]
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[6] +50,000 units
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April 2021 - Week 4 (April 25 - May 01)
PS5
April 26: Gamefly [1]
April 28: GameStop / Target [2][3]
Xbox Series
April 26: Walmart / Best Buy [4][5]
April 28: GameStop / Target [6][7]
April 29: Antonline [8]
April 29: MS Store [9]
April 30: Antonline [10]
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PS5
April 26: Gamefly [1]
April 28: GameStop / Target [2][3]
Xbox Series
April 26: Walmart / Best Buy [4][5]
April 28: GameStop / Target [6][7]
April 29: Antonline [8]
April 29: MS Store [9]
April 30: Antonline [10]
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April 2021 Full Month (April 04 - May 01)
PS5 - NPD: ???
Xbox Series - NPD: ???
Notes
All consoles still sell out instantly.
April is a significant decrease from March. For PS5 it's estimated to be the lowest month yet at this point while XBS is better than the early year performance. The gap between both platforms is close.
PS5 - NPD: ???
| Week # | Stores | Source Post |
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| 1 | GameStop | Source |
| 2 | GameStop / Walmart / Sony Direct (2) | Source |
| 3 | Amazon / Sony Direct / Costco (2) / Antonline / Kohl's | Source |
| 4 | GameStop / Target / Gamefly | Source |
Xbox Series - NPD: ???
| Week # | Stores | Source |
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| 1 | GameStop / Walmart | Source |
| 2 | GameStop / Walmart (2) | Source |
| 3 | GameStop / Amazon / MS Store / Kohl's | Source |
| 4 | GameStop / Walmart / Target / Best Buy / MS Store / Antonline (2) | Source |
Notes
All consoles still sell out instantly.
April is a significant decrease from March. For PS5 it's estimated to be the lowest month yet at this point while XBS is better than the early year performance. The gap between both platforms is close.
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DONE!
Finally took the time to finish up the remaining early months of the generation. Now this should be a near 99% record of every drop for the PS5/XBS since launch.
Having this kind of record is something that barely exists for previous consoles and I'm glad to have done so here, and will continue to. So much of the prior generations are not properly recorded that it's a pain to look back at previous results and not know what impacts actually occurred beyond blind assumption that everything was stable.
Finally took the time to finish up the remaining early months of the generation. Now this should be a near 99% record of every drop for the PS5/XBS since launch.
Having this kind of record is something that barely exists for previous consoles and I'm glad to have done so here, and will continue to. So much of the prior generations are not properly recorded that it's a pain to look back at previous results and not know what impacts actually occurred beyond blind assumption that everything was stable.
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Figured this would be a comparison worth looking at
March 2021 Full Month (February 28 - April 03)
PS5 - NPD: ???
March 2022 So Far (February 27 - March 22)
PS5 - NPD: ???
Yeah that ain't good.
March 2021 Full Month (February 28 - April 03)
PS5 - NPD: ???
| Week # | Stores | Source Post |
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| 1 | GameStop / Walmart / Best Buy / Amazon | Source |
| 2 | GameStop / Target (2) / Best Buy / Sony Direct (2) / Costco (2) | Source |
| 3 | Walmart / Best Buy / Sony Direct (2) | Source |
| 4 | GameStop / Target / Best Buy / Sony Direct (2) / Sam's Club | Source |
| 5 | GameStop / Target / Dell | Source |
March 2022 So Far (February 27 - March 22)
PS5 - NPD: ???
| Week # | Stores | Source Post |
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| 1 | Costco / Antonline | Source |
| 2 | GameStop (2) / Target / Best Buy | Source |
| 3 | Walmart / Sony Direct | Source |
| 4*Current Week | Sony Direct | Source |
| 5 |
Yeah that ain't good.
Thank you again for your incredible work!
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Great work!
Still see the Series X in stock on Amazon UK, now at #3 on best sellers (#1 PSN card, #2 Xbox Live credit, #4 Nintendo eshop credit). Kinda crazy that it's been in stock since Friday.
| Before drop | Monthly | Hourly |
| Xbox Series X | 13 | 5 |
| Xbox Series S | 30 | 37 |
| Playstation 5 DE | 51 | - |
| Xbox Series S Epic Bundle | 79 | 92 |
| Playstation 5 | - | - |
| After drop (1st update) | Monthly | Hourly |
| Xbox Series X | | 8 |
| Xbox Series S | | 46 |
| Playstation 5 DE | | 3 |
| Xbox Series S Epic Bundle | | 86 |
| Playstation 5 | | 1 |
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PS5 and PS5DE sitting at #1 and #3 respectively on Amazon chart at the moment. Assume they will drop down fairly quickly unless it was a large shipment.
Anyone know the time Amazon UK updates their monthly best sellers? And US as well?
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US seems to update every 12 hours? I usually check after 12PM EST. UK should be updated within the next 24 hours.
Ok, thanks. And Wario64 just tweeted that Walmart has Series X again. This has gotta be a massive shipment, since we're seeing stock being replenished quite often now.
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"Massive" how? Like 400k units for march US only?
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Imagine if these Walmart drops were only selling 2,000 units or something
I think if anything, Series X should easily clear +100K this month. How close it gets to 200K depends on if this Walmart thing keeps up and we see more drops at other retailers.
How much longer do you think it will last? or could it be possible that supply has caught demand?Imagine if these Walmart drops were only selling 2,000 units or something
I think if anything, Series X should easily clear +100K this month. How close it gets to 200K depends on if this Walmart thing keeps up and we see more drops at other retailers.
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No idea but demand isn't satisfied until every major retailer has consistent supply. Walmart is the only retailer that has good supply right now. Nothing at Amazon, GameStop is only All Access, Best Buy and Target are highly dependent on region. For example, Series S is at every Target in my area yet not a single Series X.
I'm not expecting crazy, massive amounts. What I mean by it is it's just a higher number than the paltry amounts that we have gotten in the past. So, instead of, say 50k/month, maybe it's 100k this time.
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Monthly updated
| After drop (2nd update) | Monthly | Hourly |
| Xbox Series X | 12 | 8 |
| Xbox Series S | 32 | 50 |
| Playstation 5 DE | 27 | 4 |
| Xbox Series S Epic Bundle | 77 | 81 |
| Playstation 5 | 14 | 1 |
So Series X has more units than PS5 this drop. Overall right now, XBS > PS5 on Amazon UK. Series X ahead of PS5 and both Series S combined would pass the PS5 DE.
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That's quite crazy that PS5 sold pretty much the same amount in a few minutes as Series X in about a week of being in stock.
I think it really shows there's a critical mass with demand on these things, while there's still a lot of demand everyone has to rush to get it while they can. There's lots of bots and alerts going on so people can get to stock drops within a few minutes. But as soon as stock starts to last beyond that initial rush, there's suddenly no need for the initial rush and the console becomes much easier to get.
I don't believe PS5 demand is this much higher than Series X, they're just either side of this critical mass point at the moment.
For NPD, there will be 1 1/2 weeks additional tracking. Plenty of time for Series X|S to sell additional units.
Demand is higher for PS5, but supply is higher for Series X|S
I believe at the end of the month, Xbox Series X will increase the lead over PS5 slightly and Series S will overtake PS5 DE on Amazon.co.uk
The Fortnite Bundle will be additional units.
Sony had to ship a lot of units at some points. It's not like they will sell sub 1m units for the whole quarter.
So the shipments were stacked at the end of March. Just like Xbox Series X.
Demand is higher for PS5, but supply is higher for Series X|S
I believe at the end of the month, Xbox Series X will increase the lead over PS5 slightly and Series S will overtake PS5 DE on Amazon.co.uk
The Fortnite Bundle will be additional units.
Sony had to ship a lot of units at some points. It's not like they will sell sub 1m units for the whole quarter.
So the shipments were stacked at the end of March. Just like Xbox Series X.
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They may have a lot
+10k?
+100k?
It's still the DE SKU only, so I would not expect that much.
No regular PS5 drop for March is disappointing, but maybe it's just delayed until early April.
Could be, but I'd imagine that they would've send them before the first, to close the FY strong.
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March 2022 - Week 5 (March 27 - April 02)
PS5
March 29: Best Buy [1]
March 30: Amazon [2]
April 02: GameStop [3]
Xbox Series
March 29: GameStop / Walmart / MS Store [4][5][6]
March 31: Amazon [7]
April 01: MS Store [8]
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Tax refund season continues. It's around here that the "bonus" tax refunds give wanes as March traditionally declines from February even with an extra week.
Amazon rankings for the week: #2 Xbox Series X $499 / #7 PS5 Digital Edition $399 / #25 Xbox Series S $299 (Amazon weeks are from Monday to Sunday, so this week was March 28 - April 03) Source
Walmart has had Series X since mid March
Best Buy is selling units in store on a store by store basis. These sales don't get announced, but online drops will still be reported.
Xbox Series S is in stock at GameStop, Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon, and Target
Microsoft has been sending out emails with direct links to buying an Xbox Series X
Target sells Xbox Series X and S in stores as of October 17, 2021. Any day of the week could have Series X and S stock. I point out the website restocks.
PS5
March 29: Best Buy [1]
March 30: Amazon [2]
April 02: GameStop [3]
Xbox Series
March 29: GameStop / Walmart / MS Store [4][5][6]
March 31: Amazon [7]
April 01: MS Store [8]
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Tax refund season continues. It's around here that the "bonus" tax refunds give wanes as March traditionally declines from February even with an extra week.
Amazon rankings for the week: #2 Xbox Series X $499 / #7 PS5 Digital Edition $399 / #25 Xbox Series S $299 (Amazon weeks are from Monday to Sunday, so this week was March 28 - April 03) Source
Walmart has had Series X since mid March
Best Buy is selling units in store on a store by store basis. These sales don't get announced, but online drops will still be reported.
Xbox Series S is in stock at GameStop, Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon, and Target
Microsoft has been sending out emails with direct links to buying an Xbox Series X
Target sells Xbox Series X and S in stores as of October 17, 2021. Any day of the week could have Series X and S stock. I point out the website restocks.
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Series X still in stock on Amazon UK, been in top 10 best sellers most of that time, currently #7. Don't know how to see monthly rankings though.
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Hourly: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/videogames/
Monthly: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/2022-03/videogames/
Weekly: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/2022-03-28/videogames/
All you do is add /"YEAR" - "MONTH" - "DAY"/ to the url between bestsellers and videogames. Year is 4 digit and Month/Day are always 2 digits. Days are also always Monday to find the weekly.
Looking at this week, and it's only Monday, Series X is actually #4. Last week it was #10, same as the week before.
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Really wonder if Xbox can keep up this stock level. It's incredible to see how much stock they've been able to put out, I can only imagine how much quicker these drops would be selling out if they had a big upcoming game or showed off their lineup. June will be interesting.
What’s launching in June?
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E3 and specifically a deep dive in Starfield which I suspect will be a massive deal.
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Back in stock again looool